Blue Origin launches rocket with NASA craft
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Blue Origin, the spaceflight company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, launched its towering New Glenn rocket on a landmark second mission.
Blue Origin canceled its planned Mars-bound launch of its ESCAPADE craft for the second time due to increased solar flare activity.
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Next stop, not Mars: What's ahead for NASA's newly launched ESCAPADE Red Planet probes
For the first time in more than five years, humanity has launched a mission to Mars — but it won't be arriving at the Red Planet anytime soon. NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes launched Thursday (Nov. 13) on the second-ever flight of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket.